Originally Posted by Raiyn
The one and only time they listened to the market rather than telling the market what they wanted. Go collect your check from Shimano Tim you've earned it.
ooooo, nasty - Get your handbag mate. Dawn you, me, top of Lady Liberty
First time they listened?
not actually.
The market wante 9 speed because roadies had it. So they got it and then complained that it did'nt last. Funny enough, the consumer also moaned when 7speed became 8speed...
Disc brakes, Shimano were not into disc brakes, the market wanted, the market received.
OEM's - Help us redduce the skill needed and time involved with assembling a bike. So they got Shimano Total Integration (STi) which culminated in the lastest Shimano components which brake shift levers (shipped as assembled units from the factory for OEM's - no assembly)
we wanted stiff and light cranks with BB's that last, so we got outboard bearings and still we moan..
perhaps it's just in our nature to moan...
